The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1887-10-13

Railroad Co. requires OF its employees
to pay the debts they contract. It
is pity that this compulson cannot
be brought to bear on people of this
country generally. We regret to say
that the number of persons who will
cheat their creditors in this country,
when possible, is national disgrace.
People of this kind ought TO be made
feel the iyuominy of their dishonesty.
The entertainment in Seebold's
Hall, on Saturday evening had fair
attendance. The principal perform.
ance was dialogue between Father
Time-his daughter Summer, and his
siz grand daughters. A recitation by
Lulie Smith was we'll rendered az was
also the fruit parade and several reel
tations by Miss Walker. Owing to
noisy boys in the back part of the
room, Ii was impossible to catch all of
the performances and weigh their
merits. Parents who cannot train
their children to proper behavior
when out of sight, should always ac-
company them to public places-or
keep them ut home.
Don't point your gun ut yourself
Don't point your gun at nuy one else
Don't carry your gun so that its
range includes all your hunting cons
panions. Don't try to find out wheth
er your gun is loaded or not 10y shut
ting one eye and looking down the
barrel with the other. Don't usc your
gun for n walking-stick Don't climb
over fence and pull your gun thro
lnuz2le foremost. Don't throw your
gun into II boat so that the trigger
will catch in the seat aud the charge
be deposited in your stomach. Don't
use your gun FOR u sledgc hammer.
Don't carry your gun full cooked.
Don't carry your gun with the ham
mcr down. Don't be II fool. Don't
you forgot It
Sheriff Middloswarih who took
George Wenrieh to the Eastern peni.
tentiary last week, called on Israel
Erb, the last Of the kint2lcr Muir.
deres, who is undergoing life SEN
tence in that institution. lie tells a.
that old Israel is as sleek and round
as an old, fat rat in "A big cheese. He
is not compelled to do any work, but
is nevertheless anxious to get out, and
inquired Of the Sheriff il the people
of Snyder County hadn't yet petit
toned for his release, The Sheriff inc
formed him that he had not yet
heard any one who expressed II do.
sire for his release, aud that such a
move could only be expected to come
from his friends, who were silent IN
the matter. Wen, he said, II didn't
do anything and think | have suffer
ed enough for nothing The Sheriff
didn't bring him along, though.
Well, a sudden end has been put t,
the organ in the Salem Evangelical
church which was the means of Law
suit in the recent term of Snyder Co
Court. The end came slowly, but
like Justice, it got there with botl
feet. Must we admit it that there is on,
man outside the gates Of hell who l.
mean enough to break into II churci
at night and with u grub-au'-hoe Gu
an organ to pieces that was paid fol
by popular subscription Yes, an,
the worst of it is, he lives in ,SnydeI
county The pieces Of The mstru
lneEt were scattered along the stree
in front of the church on Monday
Inorning-a striking picture o mora
dopravity in this Nineteenth Centmry
of one whose conscience should b,
stirred up with pitch-fork.
We copy the following from tn,
Harrisburg TdcHdlh of the eth nit.
it may deserve the attention of SOM
persons in this county:
The price of school books is simpl,
outrageous. An ordinary book tina
costs in the manufacture but % cent
is sold for Sill in Harrisburg. Thi
is not the fault of the booksellers
who themselves complain that tn
prices are too high, but they are CON
PEELED to pay for them If they wan
to keep them in stock, especially whc
they are adopted as a part of the cur
riculum of the schools. The boOl
publishers have II monopoly of thi
thing, and both book dealer and boo
buyer are powerless. The only wa
to remedy 1t is to authorize more fire.
; quent changes of text books and tha
will come next No contract shoul
. be made with any publishing hous
to buy any book that Is not sold at
, fair price.
President Cleveland and his viii
are making trip to the West, and Il
usual in such cases the people an
1 the papers are going crazy over i
Every body wants to see Frauci
Some no doubt are disappointed upO
seeing her when they discover ia he
2 an ordinary woman-one who wa
{ unknown to the world at large bo
+ fore her marriage TO the President
Y the consimation Of an alliance by n
2 means considered credtable durin